![]() The places listed in Green Books range from hotels and restaurants to night clubs, grocery stores, gas stations, and even "tourist homes," where homeowners welcomed weary travelers to spend the night when they had nowhere else to go. Subsequent issues of the books were published by Langley Waller and Melvin Tapley until 1967three years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Green died in 1960, but his widow, Alma, published the books until 1962. In its heyday, the Green Book sold 15,000 copies per year. Green eventually opened a publishing office in Harlem to support the Green Book and in 1947, he established Vacation Reservation Service, a travel agency that booked reservations at black-owned establishments. The first edition of the Green Book was so popular, Green expanded it the following year to include more states and distribute it nationally. The first issue of the Green Book was limited to black-owned and non-discriminatory businesses in New York City.Įxploring the true story of the Green Book is an aspect of the National Trust's work to tell the full American story through its African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund. In 1936, he decided to publish the first edition of the Negro Motorist Green Book, based on similar guides for Jewish travelers. Allegedly, Green was frustrated with his own experiences attempting to travel the United States as an African American and heard similar stories from friends and family. Victor Green worked as a postal carrier in Hackensack, New Jersey, and lived with his family in Harlem. Hit up some local junkyards for parts, especially interior plastic pieces.įind places that sell OEM parts for cheap and use them vs the dealer.Between 19, the Negro Motorist Green Book was essential for the survival of thousands of Black Americans in an era of segregation cemented into the American legal system through Jim Crow laws, sundown towns where African Americans were under threat of violence after sunset, and a sharp increase in lynchings and other forms of hate crimes. I've used for my BMW and it's been awesome to get parts that are literally the same as you'd get from the dealer but in a box w/ the OEM's logo vs BMW's and pay a fraction of the dealer part's counter price. I see they have a Volvo section but I can't speak to how complete it is, do some searching and I'm sure there are a number of similar vendors for Volvo OEM parts.įind some Volvo forums and read DIYs, recommendations on where to buy parts, etc. I see Bentley make's a manual for Volvo 240s ( ), I'd bet it's pretty good. I can't verify for the 240 but the Bentley manuals for my BMW E30 and E36 have been an invaluable resource when working on both of them. I you can find the factory service manuals those would be good too. Search for DIY videos for the basics like oil changes, brake pad/rotor/fluid changes and so on which will be helpful when you're starting out.īuy good quality tools. While there are some diamonds in the rough most of the time cheap tools have just failed me and been a royal PITA to then have to deal with rounded nuts/bolts/etc. (I'm not saying you need to have pro-grade tools but I'd stay away from the super cheap wrench sets at the auto parts store check out counter, discount store, etc.)īuy good penetrant fluids to help with removing stubborn/stuck nuts/bolts. (These are all sold in the US but I can't speak to their availability outside of that or what to buy in other countries if you're not in the US.) I personally prefer Liquid Wrench and Kroil and also like PB Blaster. Have to say that the Bentley manual is the one to have. My first car was an 83 240 and still have it after 10 years and 18 other cars that came and went in that time.Īlso, take advantage of the Volvo forums. is the community that I was a part of when bringing my car back from the dead when I first picked it up. It mostly focuses on the rwd volvos like 240s abd 740s l. ![]() Good articles and a place to ask questions, as well as classifieds for parts. R/volvo is another resource, also check out. is another but mostly focuses on newer, fwd cars. ![]() My projects tend to be basketcases and need a lot of little things to get them on the road. I usually start out with one of those yellow paper legal pads and write down every little thing that I can think of that needs attention or needs to be fixed, one thing per line, and keep it with the car. ![]()
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